Diabelli

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Diabelli was a prominent early 19th-century Austrian music publisher, composer, and music dealer best known today for commissioning the waltz that inspired Beethoven’s "Diabelli Variations."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austrian person
composer
human
music dealer
music publisher
activeInPeriod early 19th century
coFounded music publishing firm Cappi & Diabelli
commissionedWork Beethoven's Diabelli Variations, Op. 120 (theme)
countryOfBirth Archduchy of Salzburg
linked to: Duchy of Salzburg
countryOfCitizenship Austria
countryOfDeath Austrian Empire
employer Cappi & Diabelli
ethnicGroup Austrians
familyName Diabelli
genre classical music
sacred music
waltz
givenName Anton
instrument guitar
piano
knownFor being the dedicatee of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations theme
commissioning a waltz theme for variations by contemporary composers
music publishing in Vienna
languageOfWorkOrName German
laterOwned music publishing firm Diabelli & Co.
notableStudent Franz Schubert
notableWork guitar compositions
piano pieces
sacred music
waltz in C major used for Beethoven's Diabelli Variations
occupation composer
music dealer
music publisher
music teacher
placeOfBirth Mattsee
placeOfDeath Vienna
publishedWorksBy Carl Czerny
Franz Schubert
Ludwig van Beethoven
sexOrGender male
workLocation Vienna

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